Avneesh Vats

With over 22 + years of experience at the intersection of information technology, digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, and large-scale transformation, Avaneesh Kumar Vats is a nationally recognized technology leader responsible for building secure, resilient, and future-ready digital ecosystems for critical infrastructure.
As Vice President & Head, Information Technology, GP-CIO at Techno Group, Avaneesh leads the ICT architecture, cloud strategy, cybersecurity, and digital operations.
Member of LITD 31 - committee responsible for developing standards and ref architecture related to data centers including data localization and sovereignty and cloud computing.
Member of LITD 10- committee responsible for developing standards related to smart energy and smart grid.
Member of CII Digital Wing, helping MSME for their digital transformation journey
Member of CSO team of Gurugram

Deep expertise in safeguarding mission-critical national infrastructure, shaped by leadership roles at EESL & PGCIL. As Head - IT at EESL, he led cybersecurity and digital programs for landmark national initiatives including the Smart Streetlight National Program and Smart Meter National Program, delivering measurable improvements in operational efficiency, billing accuracy, and real-time governance. His work earned approx. 80 + awards and global recognition, including the CIO 100 (US) Award by IDG twice.

Played a pivotal role in securing India’s power transmission backbone, leading Tier-III data center builds, enterprise ERP infrastructure, ISO 27001 implementation, disaster recovery design, and cyber defense frameworks for mission-critical systems. His technology leadership consistently balanced innovation with reliability, compliance, and cost optimization. With a rare blend of strategic vision, hands-on engg depth, and governance-first leadership, I continue to shape Techno’s AI ready digital infrastructure.